Agriculture

Willow Springs Lake is a 150-acre cold-water reservoir located atop Arizona's Mogollon Rim in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests. Groundwater recharge rates range from less than 1% in some Arizona groundwater basins to more than 10% of annual precipitation along the Mogollon Rim. Photo courtesy of Zakhari Volk (Creative Commons).

Environment and sustainability

ASU researchers contribute to Arizona’s quest to sustain aquifer

A rice field being irrigated

Science and technology

How smarter water management can reduce arsenic in rice

July 13, 2026

A hand holds a small US flag in front of a building with an ASU sign

Local, national and global affairs

Beyond the classroom: How ASU is serving America

June 30, 2026

Farmworkers in a field under bright skies in a desert landscape.

Environment and sustainability

Protecting Arizona farmworkers from rising temps

May 15, 2026

Four people seated onstage having a discussion.

Health and medicine

The link between food systems, gut health and neurodegenerative disease

May 01, 2026

A young Navajo man stands in front of a garden leading participants in a planting workshop

Environment and sustainability

Seeds of memory: How a Navajo student is planting culture and community at ASU

March 16, 2026

An illustration shows the four steps of the U.S. agri-food system. A farmer rides a tractor, workers back boxes in a food processing plant, a boat delivers cargo containers and people eat a turkey at a table.

Science and technology

America stress-tested its food system, and it mostly held

February 18, 2026

Students collaborating on Model USDA 2026 scenarios.

Environment and sustainability

Sustainable food systems students tackle agriculture challenges at Model USDA event

February 04, 2026

Hands wearing blue gloves hold a green and brown locust.

Environment and sustainability

Locust swarms destroy crops — scientists found a way to stop it

January 15, 2026

A distant, small herd of cattle grazes in a lush grassland with hills rising behind them.

Environment and sustainability

Overlooked decline in grazing livestock brings risks and opportunities

January 12, 2026

A man wearing a coat and a bucket hat kneels down in front of a goat that is licking his hand

Environment and sustainability

ASU Farm connects students to sustainable food systems

January 07, 2026